The folks at Forage are teaming up with Mad River Distillers – a Vermont spirits company committed to local producers and sustainable agriculture – to throw a spring-inspired cocktail party on Tuesday, May 2nd.  Bar manager Joe Choiniere is stirring up specialty cocktails, offered at $12 apiece, with Mad River’s bourbon, rye, maple cask rum and malvados. Chef Eric Cooper is preparing a small snack menu, available for $25 per couple, which features treats like cured duck breast, smoked garlic bean dip, seafood terrine and more (see below). The regular dinner menu will be served alongside the cocktails and snacks from 5:30-10:30pm.  Reservations are recommended so call 617.576.5444 to go mad.

SNACKS
$25 for 2 people
Cured duck breast
Smoked garlic bean dip
Seafood terrine
Mushroom duxelle
HM mysost cheese
Pickles
Toast

COCKTAILS
$12 each
Bourbon
Whiskey Sour – bourbon, lemon, simple, egg white
Tip O the Hat – bourbon, pine vermouth, orange bitters

Rye
Toronto – rye, fernet michaud, bitters
Robert Frost Is Old Fashioned – rye, birch liquor, sugar, zest , underberg

First Run Rum
Old Cuban – first run rum, lime, wild peppermint, bitters, bubbly wine
My Word – first run rum, lime, chartreuse, fernet michaud

Maple Cask Rum
Arawak – maple cask rum, east India solera sherry, angostura
Samara – maple cask rum, petal and thorn vermouth, pineapple, amaro angostura

Malvados
Apple Jack Rabbit – malvados, lemon, orange, local maple
Apple Scrub – malvados, lovage, lemon, honey, peychaud’s herbsaint